“Staffing issues” forced a ground stop at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
According to NBC New York, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted flights at the major East Coast hub for 75 minutes.
The ground stop lasted from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
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Flights continued operating at a roughly 40-minute delay after the ground stop.
A ground delay is now in place through 11 p.m.
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NBC New York has more:
Airports, especially Newark, have been flagged for air traffic control-related delays in recent months — and with fallout expected to broaden, the problem could escalate.
Air traffic controllers missed their paychecks Tuesday because of
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